Drivers may be unprepared to flee rising floods in bad weather, Met Office warns
Drivers may be unprepared to flee rising floods in bad weather, Met Office warns People are more 'vulnerable' this year due to Covid, the agency said A temporary barrier holding back the River Severn in Ironbridge, Shropshire, in February Credit: Lorne Campbell / Guzelian Drivers may not be prepared to flee winter floods in expected bad weather, the Met Office has warned, as it predicts a wet start to next year. Long-range forecasts suggest wet and mild conditions in January and February, heightening the risk of winter floods, the weather agency said. This year saw the wettest day on reco...